MGS banks on Asia’s multishot molding growth

MGS banks on Asia’s multishot molding growth

Stepping It Up With A 4th-Axis HMC: CS Tool Uses New Technology to Compete

“Sometimes it feels like we promise our life away in lead-times,” says Don Snow, tool engineering manager. “We need machines that allow us to turn around parts without spending more time than necessary in the machine or on the shop floor. We can’t afford excessive bench or machining time. These things allow our competition to beat our lead-times and steal jobs.

Injection molder, mold builder Mastercraft expanding

Injection molder, mold builder Mastercraft expanding

Canon shares its mold-making experience with outside companies

Whether it is a digital camera or an enterprise-class laser copier, hundreds of high-precision plastic mold injected parts go into every Canon product. Canon Virginia Inc. was originally established for the production of Canon products, but has recently begun providing mold-making services for other businesses requiring high-precision molds.

Small Breakthroughs: PDC Enhances Medical Micromachining Capabilities

PDC, of Scottsdale, Arizona, began as a pure engineering service company and relied on outside partners for prototype work. Not satisfied with the quality of prototypes they were receiving, the company started a small in-house tool room to make their own. This evolved into an in-house molding operation, and today the prototype mold making and prototype molding represent the lion’s share of PDC’s business.

Small Breakthroughs: Seeing the Bigger Picture at Innovative Mold

With market competition increasing, it is important to stay up to date with industry trends. Innovative Mold of Washington, Mich., stays ahead by cutting and shooting molds in their shop, allowing them to understand the entire molding process.

“There’s more to mold making than just cutting steel,”

Mold Standard: D-M-E extends its reach into Asia with Futaba alliance

D-M-E extends its reach into Asia with Futaba alliance

Univac expands mold offerings

Univac expands mold offerings

Sunningdale moving most of its molding to Malaysia

Sunningdale moving most of its molding to Malaysia